Telos 200
Mono Power Amplifier
The Goldmund Telos 200. is the smallest mono amplifier of the Goldmund "High-End" line of products. Only slightly bigger than the Mimesis 18.4 it replaces, the Telos 200 is using a Telos circuit derived from the one of the Telos 400. It provides unique convenience with built-in digital input, auto-start circuit with signal-sensing and input attenuator. Its latest version of the Telos circuit makes it also part of the most advanced amplifiers in the Goldmund line and provides it with an exceptional sound quality in addition to its unique functionality.
Advantages
- Very high power : > 200W/ch on 8 Ohms. More than 400W on 8 Ohms before clipping. This transient power is the best guarantee for hyper-realistic dynamic changes.
- Ultra-high speed as all the Telos Amplifiers : DC to 2MHz bandwidth at full power before protection.
- Unique circuit time accuracy : better than 100ps. A unique figure in the industry. Time distortion remains the most detrimental type of distortion introduced by analogue electronics, because it represents a form of signal degradation not existing in real life. This figure is rarely published by high-end Audio manufacturers due to the poor results achieved by most today's design.
- Unbalanced and Balanced input available. Allows the use of a balanced preamplifier.
- Thermal Grounding construction : The power output Mosfets are assembled on a large gold-plated pure copper heat-transmitter to achieve an ultra-fast heat transfer and so limit temperature-related dynamic losses. The isolators used are in specially-treated Kapton, the thinnest and best isolators providing the highest thermal transfer rate.
- Ultra-fast power supply design : 4 built-in high-speed transformers, new rectifiers and low capacitor values are used in the design in order to provide the fastest possible signal amplification without power-supply-induced contamination.
- Signal Sensing auto power on with soft start to avoid power surges in multi-amp systems. Ultra-safe operation controlled by processor for glitch avoidance.
- Goldmund Speaker cable coaxial connector in addition to the traditional 5-way post.
- Built-in digital to analogue converter of Alize5 technology with separate digital output to link 2 amplifiers on a single Spdif cable
Tech Specs
- Power
- Maximum instantaneous power : 200 W RMS on 8 Ohms.
- Frequency Response
- +/- 0.1 dB, 0 - 300 kHz, +/- 1 dB, 0 - 1000 kHz. +/- 3 dB, 0 - 3 MHz.
- Input Sensitivity
- Nominal level : 1.45 V RMS.
- Voltage Gain : 28.2 (29dB).
- Input impedance > 50 kOhms.
- Distortion
- Figures valid for all levels from 0 to 40 V / 8 Ohms :
- Dynamic : TID < 0.01 % (- 80 dB) unweighted.
- Static : THD < 0.01 % (- 80 dB) unweighted.
- Circuit Speed
- Slew rate : > 400 V/us.
- Rise time : < 300 ns.
- Operating Temperature
- Room temperature : -30 to +40 degrees Celsius (-22 to +104 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Internal temperature : +45 to +65 degrees Celsius (+113 to +149 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Power Supply
- Nominal line voltage : 117, 234 V (selectable internally).
- Input voltage range : +/- 10 %.
- Maximum power consumption : 1000 W.
- Power used in standby : 60 W.
- 4 toroidal transformers
- 4 separated power supplies rails
- Safety Features
- AC voltage fuse : min 16 A slow-blow.
- Front Panel Controls
- 1 Control key (Muting/Standby and 2 sec tempo for Power on/off).
- Red Led for Over-heating, DC Offset or HF protection and overload.
- Green Led for Power On, operating mode.
- Yellow Led for signal connection and digital Lock.
- Rear Panel Connectors And Controls
- Power cord: universal socket 3 lugs.
- Main fuse (16A slow-blow).
- Green-yellow AC earth binding post.
- Output speaker 2 X 5 way binding post, and Goldmund high-speed Speaker Cable coaxial connector.
- Input connector 1 x RCA for analogue unbalanced input, XLR for analogue balanced input, 2 x RCA (input/output) for digital input.
- Switch for analogue / digital input selection.
- Switch for right/left channel selection from Spdif input.
- 7-step Input level adjustment acting on all inputs.
- Size And Weight
- 24 cm (9.5") W x 38 cm (15") D x 19.5 cm (7.7") H.
- Weight : 25 kg net.
- Warranty
- 3 years parts and labor.
